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The mothers of two American hikers who have been
detained in Iran for more than a year say they hope their sons will
be released soon, now that the third hiker has been freed.


      Laura Fattal and Cindy Hickey said Wednesday that when President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York for
the United Nations General Assembly, he should bring their sons
with him.


      Sarah Shourd was released from an Iranian prison on Tuesday
after Omani officials mediated a deal for a half million dollar
bail to win her release.


      Shourd and the two other Americans - her fiance Shane Bauer and
their friend Josh Fattal - were detained along Iran's border with
Iraq in July 2009 and later accused of spying. The two men remain
in a Tehran prison under indictment on espionage-related charges.
      

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The mothers of two American hikers who have been
detained in Iran for more than a year say they hope their sons will
be released soon, now that the third hiker has been freed.


Mothers hope 2 hikers released soon from Iran

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